Red and white, the prominent traditional colors of Japan.
“Komachimen” is a kind of noodle made from rice named Akita at TochigiPrefecture. Komachi dough is kneaded, rolled out and sliced into long strips. ”Komachi men” is recommended to serve in soup flavored with soy sauce and mirin (sweet sake).
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Comes in red and white, this noodles is great for celebration of happiness and joy since the colors mean strength (red) and purity (white) in Japan.
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This flat noodles is very tasty and has a chewy texture. It can be kept under room temperature for 1 year.
To cook these chewy noodles:
1.Cook in boiling water for 3minutes
2.Rinse with cold water
3.Eat it in a hot broth or with a soy based dipping soup.
I love to cook this in my laksa broth or use them in my steamboat hotpot. Slurping good!
Please take note if you don’t eat this soon within 30min after cooking, it’ll turn soggy.
Get this NamisatoAkitaKomachiRiceNoodles from TochigiPrefecture at MetroParagon (lvl 2) & MetroCentrepoint (lvl 4) IPPIN section, selling at $8 each.
I’m really very happy with my eyebrow embroidery, finally!
I did several eyebrow embroidery throughout the years and the one with AllureBeauty was my fourth. (I went to the outlet at CitySquareMall). The ones that I had previously were good, but the pigments just could not stay on for long. I’m blaming this on the nature of my skin. 🤣
AllureBeauty’sSignatureMistyEyebrowEmbroidery is their latest technique developed for one whose ideal is to have naturallookingbrows, yet giving off a welldrawnbroweffect. This certainly attracts me a lot and the thought of savingmytime from drawing my brows make me feel excited.
MistyEyebrowEmbroidery gives soft, natural-looking brows with duallayersofembroidery. This technique ensures that the embroidery lastslonger and looks more natural. The gradienteffect is achieved by embroidering the base layer to cover the bare skin for better colour penetration on the second layer of embroidery. Browstrokes will appear finer and natural justlike your ownbrowhairs.
In case you didn’t know, the key feature that makes a face prominent is not the nose, eyes or mouth but the eye brows! A good set of brows frames the face lovelily and enhanced the features of your face. Without eyebrows, we look unkemptly bad, restless and lack of confidence. Try shaving off your eyebrows and you will get what I mean. 😉
My brows are always unequallooking because my eye is larger than the other. Having the right brow shape can reduced this flaw of me visually. I wasn’t blessed with the skill to draw my brows skillfully so MistyEyebrowEmbroidery seemed to be a good solution to it.
AllureBeauty is well known for their expertiseinbrowsembroidery. Finding a salon with brow experts who listen & care are important and they fulfilled my requirements. Moreover, they are reasonably priced for the standards they give. Anyway, you should not be choosing a salon based on their prices because a bad brow embroidery will cost you more than anything else. 😭
After completing my basic questionnaire (health and areas of concern), the browartistapplied a good layer of numbingcream onto my brows for 30mins. After which, she cleaned and examined my face to design the brows that are looking the best on me. Coming to an agreement and satisfied with the design, she took me into a comfortable room where I laid and get the MistyBrowEmbroidery started.
Based on the color of my hair and skin tone, she selected a suitable pigment for my brow embroidery. A brandnewmicroblade and good pigment are used so that the completed brows will not turned reddish or greenish overtime.
The strand of browhairdrawn is painstakingly beautiful, unique and surreal; looking so aliketo the realbrows. Take a closer look and you will see the direction of the drawn brows matching to the growth of the real brows, excellent art work! AllureBeauty is dedicated and sincere in their profession by ensuring they have gotten me the right shape and thickness of brows at different angles and lightings. The whole process took around 1 1/2 hours but fret not, because AllureBeauty is very comfortable to be at, especially with its warm ambiance and amenities.
For the next 7 days, I’m advised to keep my browsdry and refraining from water especially during bathing and washing of face. Knowing that the aftercare for brow embroidery is important, the founder of AllureBeauty, Ms. AngelaTnee gave specifications on her requirements and hence the special formulatedantisepticcream is created. This can be purchased from the salon to ensure better healing, anti infection and better color retention. I will be back to AllureBeauty in a month’s time to touch up; MistyBrowEmbroidery should last up to ayearortwo.
MistyEyebrowEmbroidery gave me a soft, natural-looking brows with dual layers of embroidery. There is nodowntime and I’m ready to flaunt a new me with natural looking, well defined brows that look just like my own but only better!
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Furikake (振り掛け / ふりかけ) is like a magic because it makes food that you sprinkled on so tasty.
The Japanese love their rice topped with something simple but flavorful such as raw egg, umeboshi, natto, furikake, &etc. For me, I love furikake the most because it is very tasty, convenient and beautiful aesthetically.
There are 3types of furikake from Yamasu imported by IPPIN available in their shops. I have tried them and I love them all!
First up is the PlumFlakeFurikake ($9). This has got amazing plum flavor, just like having umeboshi. Difference is, this has added white sesame seeds, mackerel and bonito flakes, a very appetizing and uplifting seasoning and goes really well with rice. 😋
Next up, the SesameFlakeFurikake ($9). Sesame lovers must get this because it has a good mixture of black & white sesame seeds that tasted extra fragrant with the kelp powder in it. I love to sprinkle this on my chee cheong fun (steamed rice rolls) to give extra crunch and tastiness.
My favorite of all is their DriedBabySardinesFlakeFurikake ($9). This tasted so good and can be used on rice, porridge, meat, fish, salad or anything you fancy. You can even mix this in your mayonnaise for dipping to fried food! The lovely aroma from the sardines and umaminess from other fishes (mackerels & bonito) make this furikake very appetizing and healthy. The beautiful colors make my dishes very pretty too!
Get these YamasuFurikake at IPPIN and make your own magic. 💫 They can be found at MetroParagon (lvl 2) & MetroCentrepoint (lvl 4) IPPINsection along with many others food selections from Japan.
